Shirley Ryan AbilityLab reviews

Mediocre benefits, especially for an organization that prides on itself for being the best in its class in the country. Pay is not commensurate with amount of responsibility (many total care and complex patients with VADs, trachs, wounds, etc.; 5:1 or 6:1 ratios on days/evenings.) Organization is currently experiencing severe growing pains (move to new hospital, rebranding). EXTREMELY disorganized from a payroll/HR perspective; I have needed to fill out manual time sheets for over a month because of issues with the time clock. Out-of-touch upper management that appears to make decisions in a vacuum (at least from a nursing perspective.) Difficult to coordinate nursing care, because in a rehab setting, you work around therapy rather than the other way around.

There is a huge disconnect between the front line managers and upper management. New initiatives, processes, and mandated changes are handed over to the managers without a plan on how to implement the changes. Often these changes have unrealistic expectations with regards to reasonable implementation timeline and are reactive rather than proactive. There are no assistant managers to help with the workload, which often creates 12 hour days and working weekends. Managers do not receive a yearly bonus, however they are salaried and expected to complete all work assigned. There is often a cynical undertone from upper management and performance appraisals are subjective, not objective.